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Cast

Yam Kim-Fai

Yam Kim-Fai

Yi Li

Pak Suet-Sin

Pak Suet-Sin

Huo

Leung Sing Poh

Leung Sing Poh

Chan Lap-Ban

Chan Lap-Ban

Pinmei Chen

Pinmei Chen

Cheung Sang

Cheung Sang

Cheung Sing-Fei

Cheung Sing-Fei

Chu Siu-Boh

Chu Siu-Boh

Fung Ming

Fung Ming

Heung Hoi

Heung Hoi

Cibo Liang

Cibo Liang

So Siu-Tong

So Siu-Tong

Bing-Yee Yam

Bing-Yee Yam

Ying Lai-Lei

Ying Lai-Lei

Yuen Lap-Cheung

Yuen Lap-Cheung

Liang Tsi-Pak

Liang Tsi-Pak

The sinister official

Crew

Lee Tit

Lee Tit

Director

Tong Tik-Sang

Tong Tik-Sang

Writer

Xianxu Tang

Xianxu Tang

Writer

Qiang Kong

Qiang Kong

Producer

Tong Tik-Sang

Tong Tik-Sang

Music

Yuet-Sang Wong

Yuet-Sang Wong

Music

Suen Lun

Suen Lun

Cinematography

Nam Tam

Nam Tam

Editor

Nan Tan

Nan Tan

Editor

Zhixing Liang

Zhixing Liang

Set Decoration

Qiuhua Pang

Qiuhua Pang

Assistant Director

Hau Chan

Hau Chan

Musician

Ngai-Hong Chu

Ngai-Hong Chu

Musician

Fung Wah

Fung Wah

Musician

Wing-Tong Gan

Wing-Tong Gan

Musician

Hai-Chi Ho

Hai-Chi Ho

Musician

Long-Yin Lai

Long-Yin Lai

Musician

Lin Hsiao-Lu

Lin Hsiao-Lu

Musician

Siu-Wing Lau

Siu-Wing Lau

Musician

Jing-Ting Law

Jing-Ting Law

Musician

So Lee

So Lee

Musician

Leung Yue-Fong

Leung Yue-Fong

Musician

Chuen Man

Chuen Man

Musician

Che-See Wong

Che-See Wong

Musician

Bing-Kwong Chiu

Bing-Kwong Chiu

Story Editor

Su Lin

Su Lin

Other

Ning Tam

Ning Tam

Continuity

Tat Yim

Tat Yim

Continuity

Ko Tak

Ko Tak

Propmaker

Tong Hin-Jo

Tong Hin-Jo

Story

Tsak Tong

Tsak Tong

Cinematography

Tong Tik-Sang

Tong Tik-Sang

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The Legend of Purple Hairpin

19590.0 / 10135 min
Music, Drama

Overview

An adaptation of Tong Tik-sang's now-legendary Cantonese Opera piece, the film features divas Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin (left with Yam), who play the story's lead lovers, and Lan Chi Pak, the sinister official who tries to break up the relationship. Leung Sing-po plays the pair's friend as well as the mysterious 'man in yellow' who exposes plans to separate the couple.